Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-25
county seat, population 500; Benton City,
population 200.

bA Il Lon OOONI1
was organized il 1879 Area 900 SQUARE
| miles. Population in 1880 was 715 Sol
is rich, 50 per cent. of which is prairie
covered with laxuriaps growth of mes
quite grass. Cattle and horses leading
industries. ODe-hah of territory adapted
J to farming. Seymour, the county seat
J has population of over 800. This county
is developing rapidly, and keeping pace
with the advance 0fthe crest Panhandle, ot
which it is an integral part.
EELL
is one of the rich counties c. Texas, and
it has blossomed like rose in the last
half decade. Population in 1910 was only
977l. In 1880 it was 30,540. It now has
two towns, Temple Junction and Bolton,
which have population of more than
5000 each. The Leon, Lsmpasas, Salado
and Little rivers traverse the county and
! furnish abundant water. Al the
cereals, cotton end vegetables are raised
in profusiOn in this fertile county. All
kinds Of stock are raised in great aCanti-
! ties and the Inhabitants are thrifty and
! prosperous. The mineral deposits are
/ not developed, but indications of gold,
silver, copper and iron exists in many
parts. Stone coal has also been found,
/ but the vein remains uneXplored. Z is
rarely touched by drouths, has an eleva-
ton OF 200 feet above the sea, aud is
healthy to remarkable degree. Rain
fall thirty-six inches per annum. As
sessed valuation for 1886, S10,067, 231.
BLANCo COUNTY
lies west Of Austin, the state capital.
Population in 1870 of 11S7; in 1880, popu-
latiOn 35s3. Fine timber IN small sections
Of the county. Fine farming lands.
Abutting water courses. Indications of
heavy mineral deposits of coal and cop
per. Marble and granite in abundance
and soapstone of fine workable quality in
inexhaustibIe quantity
BlancO, the county seat, has popula-
ton of over 500.
BOSQUE COUNTY
lies south of Fort Worth and is reached by
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
With population of 1881 in 1870 the
county prospered ana developed very rap
Idly. IN 1880 the population was 1l,2l7.
Its assessed valuation in 1856 reached
nearly $4,000 900. Farming and stock
raising are the principal industries. The
leading towns are Meridian, the county
seat, Kopperl, Morgan, Clifton and Valley
Mills, with respective populations of 700,
$50, $50, $50 and $50. These towns are
all feeders to the Fort Worth trade.
BROWN COUNTY
has been blessed with almost magic de-
velopment. The county is admirably 10
Gated with fine water facilities and per
feet surface drainage. In 1870 only 81
persons were in the county. In 1880 there
were S414, and now there is double that
number. The Fort Worth and Rio Grande
Railway is rapidly pushing from
Fort Worth to tBrownwood, the county
seat, zone Of the most prosperous towns in
that section. The soil is diversified, con-
sisting of dark gray and chocolate loans
and black limey soil 1t will grow
anything that is planted and tended with
proper care. Cattle is the principal in
dustry. Mineral in abundance, iron,
copper, coal and silver indications, but no
development es yet. Petroleum has been
/ discovered in two wells In Brown wood at
depths of 80 and 100 feet. Leading towns
are Brentwood, population 1000; Will
/ liams' Ranch, 400; Clio, 100, and Zephyr,
100. This is destined to be one of the
richest counties in Texas. The Gulf,
/ Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad now Is
the only railroad crossing it, but the Fort
| Worth and Rio GrandeIRailroad will soon
etXend from this city to its county seat.
| is one of the thickly populated counties
of Texas. The historic city of San
Antonio is the county seat, and row has
a population of about $4,000. This city
is the greatest wool market in Texas.
The soil is friable black earth, very
deep, with q limestone foundation and
is remarkably productive. A number of
poDulous, prosperous towns are scattered
| over the county. Timber in abundance
along the streams. A beautiful country,
luxuriant in its grasses and general
vegetation.
CALLAHAN COUNTY
lies west on the line of the Texas and
Pacific Railway. It's principal towns are
Baird with a population of 1000 and Belle
Plains, the county seat, with a population
of 800. Fine pasture lands al
over the county, Cattle, the leading in
dustry. Agriculture limited to neCes-
ssries, but soil, with fair seasons suscep-
tible of agricultural development.
CLAY COUNTY
is adapted to cattle raising, which is the
principal industry. This county has de-
velOped wonderfully since the building
Of the Fort Worth and Denver City Rail-
way several years ego. In 1880, the popu-
lation Of the county was only 5045. Hen
rietta, the county seat, has now pOpula-
| tion approximating 1000. No develop
ment of mineral resources. Strong indi-
cations of iron and coal in abundance.
| Cambridge, Newport and Buffalo Springs
are hourishing towns. Farming is rap
! idly forging to the front as an industry.
| Soil, mostly of deep red loan. Well
watered and very healthy,
COLLIN
is mostly rolling prairie and adapted to
! farming. Breadstuffs being raised in
great quantities, the wheat raised being
of very superior quality. No minerals
developed and no water power, but
rich, fertile, prosperous county. AgricUl-
ture and cattle raising, generally COM
| blned, are the leading industries. Nc
Kinney, railroad town and the county
seat, has q population Of over 5000, and is
the center of & large trade. Plano, with
1000 population, Is q fOurishing town.
Toe social relations in this county are i'm
proved and the moral tone Is excellent.
CoA1ANCHE COUNTY,
lies to the southwest. The Texas Central
Railway crosses the northeast corner and
the Fort Worth and Rio Grsnde will
soon cross it on its way from
this city to RrownWood. Agriculture
is rapidly forging ahead, but stock rails
ing is the leading industry. Soil is
black waxy and wonderfully productive.
Coal has been found IL the northern part
of the county. Comenche, the leading
town, with population Of 1900, is tie
county sea-.
CONCHO COUNTY.
The Colorado and Concho rivers foW
through the northern part Of this county,